Beechworth Thursday 18th April

Beechworth Thursday 18th April

by | Apr 20, 2019 | Australia

Beechworth, approximately 170 miles north east of Melbourne was the antithesis of Melbourne, quiet and slow moving (apart from the bar across the road from the Hotel that had live music late into the evening). Established during the 1850s Goldrush and built on the...
Melbourne to Beechworth – Wednesday 17th April

Melbourne to Beechworth – Wednesday 17th April

by | Apr 19, 2019 | Australia

Still catching up with blog…  If light aircraft are not your thing then skip now! Yet another sunny day, getting out of Melbourne was slow going and oil temperature reached 80.  Enroute to Beechworth from Melbourne we dropped in to Lilydale airfield on the edge...
Melbourne 15th and 16th April

Melbourne 15th and 16th April

by | Apr 18, 2019 | Australia

Two days in Melbourne taking in the sights, the sun continued to shine and it was more like summer than autumn. Our Hotel was centrally based on Bourke street with a tram stop just outside.  The Queen Victoria Market, the largest open air market in the Southern...
Launceston to Melbourne – Sunday 14th April

Launceston to Melbourne – Sunday 14th April

by | Apr 17, 2019 | Australia

Set off at 7am from Launceston to catch the Ferry from Devonport Tasmania to Melbourne.  We spent as long queuing to board the ferry as we did driving the 60 miles from Launceston, this certainly tested the cooling system on the Bristol as the ambient temperature was...
Gordon River Cruise – Tasmania

Gordon River Cruise – Tasmania

by | Apr 14, 2019 | Australia

Here are my memories from the cruise we took up the Gordon River.  It is really hard to choose only a handful of photos to give you a good impression of the whole day.Setting sail from Strahan with the motors on full to get to Hells Gates.  It doesn’t look too...